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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2020

A Concurrent Ischemic Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, and Aortic Thrombi in a Young Patient with Hyperhomocysteinemia: A Case Report.

Sukaina I Rawashdeh, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi, Ahmed Yassin, Walaa Rabab'ah, Hussam Skaff, Rasheed Ibdah

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sukaina I RawashdehDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-9902-5667
Abdel-Hameed Al-MistarehiDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-4713-8536
Ahmed YassinDivision of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-3175-0408
Walaa Rabab'ahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Hussam SkaffDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Rasheed IbdahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-7872-973X
Jordan University of Science and Technology · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We are presenting a case report of a previously healthy 39-year-old man who was found to have acute inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and acute large right middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic stroke with hemorrhagic transformation. Transesophageal echocardiogram and chest CT angiogram revealed two thrombi; one attached to the wall of the ascending aorta just above the right coronary artery sinus, and one at the origin of the brachiocephalic trunk. The occlusion of the coronary artery and right MCA most likely could be because of embolization from these thrombi. Extensive workup looking for underlying etiology and risk factors for these concurrent vascular events in this young man revealed hyperhomocysteinemia along with unfavorable lipid profile, and family history of premature coronary artery disease which increased the suspicion of familial hypercholesterolemia. Besides, the presence of vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies. The elevated serum homocysteine is likely a major risk factor for thromboembolism in this patient. The patient received antithrombotics and vitamin supplementations and gradually improved without any worsening of the stroke's hemorrhagic transformation. We suggest that hyperhomocysteinemia needs to be considered in the differential etiology of vascular events in young people or those with no significant history of major vascular risk factors. Besides, vitamin supplementation could be a cost-effective, safe, and efficient way to decrease elevated serum homocysteine levels and prevent vascular complications. As well as this case report demonstrates that antithrombotics can safely be used after stroke's hemorrhagic transformation without neurological deterioration or aggravation of hemorrhagic transformation.

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anticoagulantantiplateletantithromboticsfolatehemorrhagic transformationhomocysteinehyperhomocysteinemiamyocardial infarctionstrokethrombusvascular diseasesvitamin B12

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